Serhou Guirassy again and again: The 27-year-old striker from VfB Stuttgart impressively won the duel between the two goalscorers with three goals and shot his team to the top of the Bundesliga. In the 3-1 (0-1) win against VfL Wolfsburg, the Swabians showed their morale after falling behind through Yannick Gerhardt (34th). For long stretches there was hardly anything to be seen of Guirassy. Wolfsburg’s seven-time goalscorer, Jonas Wind, was also unregistered. But Guirassy confirmed his first place in the top scorer list in the final phase with a hat trick within 15 minutes (67th, penalty/78th/82nd).
Frontrunner for now
At least overnight, VfB, who have not yet lost a home game under coach Sebastian Hoeneß, can call themselves leaders. Wolfsburg is still lying in wait with twelve points.
Guirassy could have already given VfB the lead. He shot the ball over the line, but was offside when he finished. “Guirassy has done very well so far. But his goals were only possible because he was helped well. We have to stop them all,” VfL coach Niko Kovac warned his players in advance.
Führich with a lot of momentum
But there was also danger from Chris Führich, who was called up to the German national team for the first time. The winger started the game with a lot of momentum and repeatedly gave his opponents headaches. However, a shot from him towards the VfL goal was blocked.
On the other side, there was hardly any sign of the Danish attacker Wind. In the first half hour he only had the ball twice. Since the 24-year-old was removed from the VfB backline, someone else had to take over the job of scoring goals. Gerhardt benefited from a failed block by Waldemar Anton, which fell at his feet. The inside post also played a role.
More risk
After the break, VfB dared more. However, Guirassy failed to get past Casteels after a pass (54′). The more offensive style of play opened up space for Wolfsburg. When he reunited with his former club, Tiago Tomás lost out to Alexander Nübel between the posts.
Hoeneß now also reacted in terms of personnel, bringing in two players, Silas Katompa Mvumpa and Deniz Undav, who were supposed to liven up the offensive game. And it became more turbulent. Guirassy was brought down by Cédric Zesiger and after the video referee intervened, referee Daniel Siebert awarded a penalty. Guirassy stepped up and converted.
Rekordjäger Guirassy
What followed in the quarter hour after that was a demonstration of his skills. The numbers also prove this: no player in Bundesliga history has ever scored 13 goals after seven match days. He received a standing ovation when he was substituted in stoppage time, when the game had already been decided.
